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June 18, 2012

Slip-Two Slouch

The great thing about knitting a smaller project, something like a hat, is that if the pattern is interesting and not too difficult that it can worm its way into your brain and chances are, you'll end up knitting more than one of them.

This is how it is with this Slip-Two Slouch. It starts with a top-down swirled slipped stitch crown and the rest of the hat is a nifty slipped stitch herringbone pattern that shows off hand-dyed yarn beautifully. Although this pattern features instructions for two different weights of yarn--sportweight and DK weight--it is really adaptable to other weights of yarn and sizes. Why? The stitch repeat requires a multiple of four stitches so all you need to do is add or subtract multiples of four to adjust your gauge or final head circumference.

To make it into a beret, you work the swirl increases until the circumference is 1 1/2 times the circumference of your head. Then, change to the stitch pattern. When you're happy with the depth, then decrease every other stitch and then work rib.